What’s Cooking in Gail’s Kitchen? The Clean Plate Club: Yum Yum Sauce! Although I got a little creative with the recipe, I’m seriously not making up the name, Yum Yum Sauce. Many of you already know it as the popular condiment found in Japanese hibachi restaurants. With a little tweaking, you now have permission to bathe dinner in it. By pairing it with tilapia fish and adding creamy spinach and sun-dried tomatoes, it literally had me licking my fork after every bite. I suppose you could add a side dish of rice or noodles, but honestly, I never got that far.
YUM YUM SAUCE
Ingredients:
3/4 cup mayonnaise
1 tablespoon butter, melted
1 teaspoon tomato paste
1 teaspoon agave nectar
1 teaspoon seasoned salt
1 tablespoon rice vinegar
2-3 tablespoons sun-dried tomatoes in olive oil, diced
1 teaspoon corn starch
1 cup heavy cream
10-ounce package frozen creamed spinach
3 tilapia fillets
2 tablespoons Italian-style bread crumbs
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 tablespoon butter
Instructions:
Combine mayonnaise, melted butter, tomato paste, agave nectar, seasoned salt, and rice vinegar in a bowl. Whisk thoroughly to blend. Fold in sun-dried tomatoes. Whisk together corn starch and heavy cream. Add to sauce. Mix well. Set aside. Microwave creamed spinach according to package directions. Set aside. To prepare tilapia fillets, dust both sides with Italian-style bread crumbs. Warm 2 tablespoons vegetable oil and 1 tablespoon butter in an iron skillet over medium heat. Fry seasoned fillets until golden brown on both sides, about 2-3 minutes per side. Transfer to a paper towel-lined platter. In a saucepan over medium heat, bring Yum Yum Sauce to a boil. Reduce to a simmer; cook 5 minutes until thickened and heated through, stirring occasionally. Add creamed spinach. Stir well. To serve, spoon enhanced Yum Yum Sauce onto a plate. Top with tilapia fillets.
Seriously can’t wait to try this! It’s been quite a while since I came across such a scrummy sounding sauce.
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I’m happy to oblige. 🙏🏻 You just made my day. 🌞
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Yeppers! 🌟✨💫
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Yum yum sounds like the appropriate name for this sauce. It looks and sounds like it’s delicious!
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Ohmygosh! And the tilapia was incredibly tender and flaky. 😍
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The name says it all, really yum yum! 😀
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Just saying it makes me happy! lol 😊
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That’s an amazing sounding sauce. Yummy!
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What’s not to love?! 😜
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Sounds like a perfect name for this sauce!
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I’ve not come across the bottled version in the grocery store, but I’ve heard it exists. 😊
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yummmmmm
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I have always wondered how to create the infamous yum yum sauce, Gail. 😛 ✨ 😍
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Super-simple! 🦋
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I saw all that yum yum sauce on the plate and I KNEW I was going to try this one!
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Please let me know your thoughts afterwards. 😊
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Fo sho!
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Gail, this sounds absolutely divine! I love the addition of the rice vinegar!
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It works! 😜
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Thank you for posting!!! 🤙
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Enjoy. 😊
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